the kat
@thekat03.bsky.social
She/her.
Vietnamese American daughter of refugees.
Physician. My opinions are my own, and not that of my employer.
Trying to not burn out and keep the nation and the world in good enough shape to pass on to future generations.
Vietnamese American daughter of refugees.
Physician. My opinions are my own, and not that of my employer.
Trying to not burn out and keep the nation and the world in good enough shape to pass on to future generations.
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🤔Newsome literally had Steve Bannon, Charlie Kirk, and Michael Savage, on his podcast. That's not a stand against fascism. At least, not an effective one.
He's chasing "independent" voters, not fighting fascism.
Good luck to him in that endeavour. Let me know how that works out for him.
He's chasing "independent" voters, not fighting fascism.
Good luck to him in that endeavour. Let me know how that works out for him.
December 7, 2025 at 7:26 AM
🤔Newsome literally had Steve Bannon, Charlie Kirk, and Michael Savage, on his podcast. That's not a stand against fascism. At least, not an effective one.
He's chasing "independent" voters, not fighting fascism.
Good luck to him in that endeavour. Let me know how that works out for him.
He's chasing "independent" voters, not fighting fascism.
Good luck to him in that endeavour. Let me know how that works out for him.
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From the 2025 National Security Strategy document on US goals in Europe: "Cultivating resistance to Europe’s current trajectory within European nations"
This statement is born from critiques of immigration in Europe. This regime is so anti-immigrant, it wants to police immigrants in other nations.
This statement is born from critiques of immigration in Europe. This regime is so anti-immigrant, it wants to police immigrants in other nations.
Unpacking a Trump Twist of the National Security Strategy
The Trump administration released its much-anticipated National Security Strategy this week. CFR convened six of its experts to discuss the implications of a document that could reorient the United S…
www.cfr.org
December 6, 2025 at 1:28 PM
From the 2025 National Security Strategy document on US goals in Europe: "Cultivating resistance to Europe’s current trajectory within European nations"
This statement is born from critiques of immigration in Europe. This regime is so anti-immigrant, it wants to police immigrants in other nations.
This statement is born from critiques of immigration in Europe. This regime is so anti-immigrant, it wants to police immigrants in other nations.
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“The report states that Hegseth should not have used Signal and that senior Defense Department officials need better training on protocols.”
- Inspector General Obvious
- Inspector General Obvious
December 3, 2025 at 6:09 PM
“The report states that Hegseth should not have used Signal and that senior Defense Department officials need better training on protocols.”
- Inspector General Obvious
- Inspector General Obvious
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This is an ethnic cleansing campaign
Officials prepare immigration operation in Minnesota that would focus on Somali immigrants, source tells AP, as Trump says he doesn't want Somalis in U.S.
Federal authorities plan operation in Minnesota focusing on Somali immigrants, AP source says
Federal authorities are preparing an immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota, focusing on Somali immigrants living unlawfully in the U.S.
bit.ly
December 3, 2025 at 12:27 AM
This is an ethnic cleansing campaign
I often wonder if mistakes like this were true mistakes or not.
Pete Hegseth's nameplate during today's cabinet meeting featured an unfortunate error.
(Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty)
(Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty)
December 2, 2025 at 8:21 PM
I often wonder if mistakes like this were true mistakes or not.
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“We Canadians who believe that pregnancy does not strip a person of their human rights must all get on the same page, so say it with me now: There is no such thing as a late-term abortion. Editors at the National Post, take note.”
Canada, abortion rights are under attack. The forced birthers are using the same strategies that worked in the U.S. open.substack.com/pub/vajenda/...
Abortion Rights in Canada are Under Attack
Forced-birth groups are testing their strategy
open.substack.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:18 PM
“We Canadians who believe that pregnancy does not strip a person of their human rights must all get on the same page, so say it with me now: There is no such thing as a late-term abortion. Editors at the National Post, take note.”
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Racism is expensive. This whole messy chapter is costing us lives and trillions of $
Trillions. With a T.
Good news:
We could stop this financial ruin at any time! It's entirely self inflicted
Bad news:
But we won't. Because we like the racism. We prefer it to not going bankrupt / into recession
Trillions. With a T.
Good news:
We could stop this financial ruin at any time! It's entirely self inflicted
Bad news:
But we won't. Because we like the racism. We prefer it to not going bankrupt / into recession
November 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Racism is expensive. This whole messy chapter is costing us lives and trillions of $
Trillions. With a T.
Good news:
We could stop this financial ruin at any time! It's entirely self inflicted
Bad news:
But we won't. Because we like the racism. We prefer it to not going bankrupt / into recession
Trillions. With a T.
Good news:
We could stop this financial ruin at any time! It's entirely self inflicted
Bad news:
But we won't. Because we like the racism. We prefer it to not going bankrupt / into recession
She had seizures. This was eclampsia, not pre-eclampsia. And with symptoms at 5 weeks, and her medical history, there was no saving the pregnancy.
When Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old from Texas, asked doctors about terminating her high-risk pregnancy to save her life, they assured her she had nothing to worry about.
Then she died of preeclampsia.
Then she died of preeclampsia.
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
www.propublica.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:02 AM
She had seizures. This was eclampsia, not pre-eclampsia. And with symptoms at 5 weeks, and her medical history, there was no saving the pregnancy.
Reminder to make sure I have my passport card and drive conservatively as I travel for the holidays. Won't be anywhere near DC, but this could happen anywhere in the US.
Not that a passport card will do any good if they ignore it or claim it's a fake.
Not that a passport card will do any good if they ignore it or claim it's a fake.
WTF 🤬
ICE in DC is setting up racially driven checkpoints and roadblocks. This is one on Canal Road. A large number of vehicles can be seen waiting to be towed after these agents disappeared their owners.
ICE in DC is setting up racially driven checkpoints and roadblocks. This is one on Canal Road. A large number of vehicles can be seen waiting to be towed after these agents disappeared their owners.
November 24, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Reminder to make sure I have my passport card and drive conservatively as I travel for the holidays. Won't be anywhere near DC, but this could happen anywhere in the US.
Not that a passport card will do any good if they ignore it or claim it's a fake.
Not that a passport card will do any good if they ignore it or claim it's a fake.
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Wanna know how bad the Arizona legislator's petition forgeries were? Here's the examples from the Austin Smith indictment.
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/24...
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/24...
November 24, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Wanna know how bad the Arizona legislator's petition forgeries were? Here's the examples from the Austin Smith indictment.
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/24...
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/24...
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The U.S. government is now inarguably spreading medical disinformation that is going to kill babies preferentially.
Period.
This is an INTOLERABLE. UNPRECEDENTED. DANGEROUS. ATTACK. ON ALL OF US.
Period.
This is an INTOLERABLE. UNPRECEDENTED. DANGEROUS. ATTACK. ON ALL OF US.
November 20, 2025 at 3:29 AM
The U.S. government is now inarguably spreading medical disinformation that is going to kill babies preferentially.
Period.
This is an INTOLERABLE. UNPRECEDENTED. DANGEROUS. ATTACK. ON ALL OF US.
Period.
This is an INTOLERABLE. UNPRECEDENTED. DANGEROUS. ATTACK. ON ALL OF US.
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Mainstream news covered the Jeffrey Epstein emails related to ppl like Trump. Today, I want to take a look at Epstein's correspondence with prominent atheist and physicist Lawrence Krauss, who asked the pedophile's advice on responding to accusations of sexual assault skepchick.org/2025/11/so-i...
So I’m in the Epstein Files
Transcript: Look. I know that on this channel, I often criticize prominent people for actions that I find detestable: accepting dark money and failing to disclose it, producing propaganda for Big O…
skepchick.org
November 19, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Mainstream news covered the Jeffrey Epstein emails related to ppl like Trump. Today, I want to take a look at Epstein's correspondence with prominent atheist and physicist Lawrence Krauss, who asked the pedophile's advice on responding to accusations of sexual assault skepchick.org/2025/11/so-i...
When counseling my patients about RSV vaccination, even though I no longer have peds patients, I always mention benefits of immunization to protect infants, especially premies. One proud grandpa got his RSV vaccine today, both for himself, and to provide extra protection for his granddaughter.
CIDRAP Op-Ed: RSV prevention—a remarkable medical achievement finally realized
Jake Scott, MD
The transformation to having tools to prevent RSV happened so quickly that many haven't grasped its magnitude
www.cidrap.umn.edu/r...
Jake Scott, MD
The transformation to having tools to prevent RSV happened so quickly that many haven't grasped its magnitude
www.cidrap.umn.edu/r...
November 19, 2025 at 11:38 PM
When counseling my patients about RSV vaccination, even though I no longer have peds patients, I always mention benefits of immunization to protect infants, especially premies. One proud grandpa got his RSV vaccine today, both for himself, and to provide extra protection for his granddaughter.
That's 3 years from now. Our current president has been back in office less than a year. We need laws limiting how long a campaign is, so politicians can spend more time actually doing their jobs instead of campaigning for the next one.
LMAO -- Ted Cruz is on Fox News talking about running for president in 2028
November 17, 2025 at 5:07 PM
That's 3 years from now. Our current president has been back in office less than a year. We need laws limiting how long a campaign is, so politicians can spend more time actually doing their jobs instead of campaigning for the next one.
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BREAKING: Magistrate orders DOJ to turn over grand jury materials to Comey, finding real prospect that "government misconduct" may have tainted the case.
November 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
BREAKING: Magistrate orders DOJ to turn over grand jury materials to Comey, finding real prospect that "government misconduct" may have tainted the case.
Given the state of NIH and the CDC... And of health care in general... And the number of people who will be forgoing health insurance due to increased costs... Another pandemic will go very poorly.
A Washington resident has been hospitalized with bird flu, according to the Washington State Health Department, and they’re infected with a strain of the virus that hasn’t been seen in humans before.
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
Strain of bird flu virus never before reported in people is behind first human case in U.S. in nine months
A Washington resident has been hospitalized with bird flu, according to the Washington State Health Department, and they’re infected with a strain of the virus that hasn’t been seen in humans before.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 17, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Given the state of NIH and the CDC... And of health care in general... And the number of people who will be forgoing health insurance due to increased costs... Another pandemic will go very poorly.
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What a photograph.
“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”
Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”
Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
November 15, 2025 at 1:51 PM
What a photograph.
“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”
Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”
Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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You would think that the 8 GOP Senators who are SO OUTRAGED that Jack Smith subpoenaed their phone records that they want $1 million compensation would bring him in to testify IN A PUBLIC HEARING to explain why he did this. But no, they don’t want to do that. I wonder why?
November 13, 2025 at 10:54 PM
You would think that the 8 GOP Senators who are SO OUTRAGED that Jack Smith subpoenaed their phone records that they want $1 million compensation would bring him in to testify IN A PUBLIC HEARING to explain why he did this. But no, they don’t want to do that. I wonder why?
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Remember the immigration raid on the apartment complex in Chicago almost two months ago? The one with the Black Hawk helicopter and federal agents rappelling on ropes? @ProPublica decided to take a deeper look. We found little evidence to support the government’s claims. 🧵
November 13, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Remember the immigration raid on the apartment complex in Chicago almost two months ago? The one with the Black Hawk helicopter and federal agents rappelling on ropes? @ProPublica decided to take a deeper look. We found little evidence to support the government’s claims. 🧵
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JUST IN: Judge orders ICE to release 300+ detained immigrants
Judge demands ICE release 313 people held without warrants
The detainees are to be released on bond into a monitoring program by Nov. 21.
trib.al
November 12, 2025 at 9:15 PM
JUST IN: Judge orders ICE to release 300+ detained immigrants
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Raskin: If this were to pass, this astounding provision would give eight Republican senators a personal payday of at least a million dollars each, paid for by the U.S. Taxpayers at a time when we are throwing millions of people off of their health care…
November 12, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Raskin: If this were to pass, this astounding provision would give eight Republican senators a personal payday of at least a million dollars each, paid for by the U.S. Taxpayers at a time when we are throwing millions of people off of their health care…
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You know, there actually was a version of messaging from the Democrats that would have worked (on me at least). Like if they all came out and said, basically, holy crap America, we did not realize how far these people were willing to go, they are truly depraved. We will not trade lives for lives.
November 12, 2025 at 3:21 AM
You know, there actually was a version of messaging from the Democrats that would have worked (on me at least). Like if they all came out and said, basically, holy crap America, we did not realize how far these people were willing to go, they are truly depraved. We will not trade lives for lives.
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McGovern: He would rather appeal to the highest court in the land to starve people than simply provide them with the food assistance that he is legally obligated to do. That is the Republican policy position. We will give you your food if you let us take away your health care.
November 12, 2025 at 12:08 AM
McGovern: He would rather appeal to the highest court in the land to starve people than simply provide them with the food assistance that he is legally obligated to do. That is the Republican policy position. We will give you your food if you let us take away your health care.
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The change.org petition demanding Chuck Schumer step down as Minority Leader has now reached 50,000 signatures.
Sign here: www.change.org/p/demand-tha...
Sign here: www.change.org/p/demand-tha...
November 11, 2025 at 11:08 PM
The change.org petition demanding Chuck Schumer step down as Minority Leader has now reached 50,000 signatures.
Sign here: www.change.org/p/demand-tha...
Sign here: www.change.org/p/demand-tha...